We saved £6,000 on holidays by swapping homes with strangers
The BBC looks at the growing trend of people swapping homes to cut holiday costs.
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""We used to have one holiday a summer, now we have two [because of the savings we make from home exchanges]. And the kids love the idea of living in someone else's house while that person is living in theirs.""
— Henry Vanderpump , Other
""I provide clean sheets...""
— May Burrough , Executive
Key People
Elliw Vanderpump is the wife of Henry Vanderpump and partakes in home exchanges.
Henry Vanderpump is a participant in home exchange vacations with his family.
May Burrough is a chief operating officer from London who has done multiple home swaps.
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The BBC looks at the growing trend of people swapping homes to cut holiday costs.
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